Man gets 10 years for peddling drugs

The court of district and session judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, awarded a 10-year sentence, along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh, to Jameel Jabar, a resident of Deharpur in Uttar Pradesh. Another year would be added to his sentence if he defaulted on the payment of fine.

The court of district and session judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, awarded a 10-year sentence, along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh, to Jameel Jabar, a resident of Deharpur in Uttar Pradesh. Another year would be added to his sentence if he defaulted on the payment of fine.

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A team of Government Railway Police (GRP) had arrested Jabar during a checking on Sirhind railway station on October 31, 2011. The GRP team had recovered 3,000 capsules of habit-forming drugs from his possession. A case under various sections of NDPS Act was slapped against the accused.